Coin wrapping device



June 20,1939.

R. N. BAGLEY ET AL COIN WRAPPING DEVICE Filed March 12, 1938 PatentedJune 20, 1939 UNITED STATES ooIN WRAPPING DEVICE Robert N. Bagley andFrank M. Ral ston,

' Eureka, Calif.

Application March 12, 1938, Serial No. 195,611

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in devices used to facilitate thewrapping of coins.

The present invention has for its primary object to provide an improvedmeans for facilitating the application of wrappers to coins whereby suchwrappers may be applied more conveniently than is possible by thepresent method of holding a stack of coins between two fingers whileplacing a wrapper thereabout, thus making it possible to wrap stacksofcoins of any denomination with greater ease and with a consequent savingof time.

Another object of the invention is to provide fl a device forfacilitating the application of wrappers to stacks of coins whereininterchangeable carriers are provided for holding coins of differentdenominations in a position, when grouped in a stack, which will enablethe user of the device to apply a wrapper easily and quickly about thestack and to partially crimp the edges of the wrapper against the endsof the stack of coins before removing the coins from the carrier andthen finish crimping after removal.

Still another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a novel means forholding a coin wrapper in position while it is applied to a stack ofcoins lying within the removable coin stack carrier or receptacle whichforms a part of the device.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding,however, that the invention is not to be confined to any strictconformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed ormodified so long as such changes or modifications mark no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as. expressed inthe appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the device embodying the presentinvention showing thereon in dotted outline a coin wrapper.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line wrapper on the device andin cross section, and a partly completed stack of coins disposed uponthe wrapper and in the coin carrier.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken through and transversely of thedevice on the same line as Figure 2 but showing the coin receptacleremoved. Figure 4 is a sectional view taken longitudinally of the devicethrough the top part only, upon the line 4-4 of Figure '1.

Referring now more particularly to the draw- 2-2 of Figure 1 andshowing, in addition, a coin ing, the numeral 1 generally designates thebody of the device embodying the present invention, which body may be ofsolid construction as illustrated, or might be of hollow form as may befound desirable, the general form or configura- 5 tion of the body beingimmaterial so long as the same may be provided with the inclined orslanting top surface 2. This top surface is of elongated. rectangularcontour, conforming generally in outline with the contour of a coinwrapper 10 which it is intended to support, such a coin wrapper beingillustrated in dotted outline in Figure .1 and indicated by the numeral3. This same wrapper is shown in full lines and in Working position inFigure 2. 15

Adjacent one end of the working surface 2 there is formed transverselyof the surface a channel 4, the upper end of which is open as shown inFigure 3 while the lower end is closed by the wall 5.

The numeral 6 generally indicates a receptacle which is designed to bepositioned in the channel 4 and to support a stack of coins of a givendenomination. This receptacle comprises the elongated body portion '1which has a top wall 8 which projects beyond the sides of the body 1 toform the supporting flanges 9. These flanges rest upon the surface 2 atthe sides of the channel 4 when the body 1' is disposed within thechannel as shown in Figure 4. Extending longitudinally of the wall 8 ofthe coin receptacle is a recess i0 which is substantially semicircularin cross section. This recess is of a diameter to receive a coin of onedenomination and one end of the recess is partitioned by the Wall IIwhich has extending from the top edge thereof the coin supporting fingerl2 which is directed longitudinally of and toward the opposite end ofthe recess.

The opposite end of the recess is open as indicated at l3 so-that astack of coins may be conveniently removed therefrom by being shiftedlongitudinally thereof across the top edge of the surface 2.

In practice there will be provided a group of four coin receptacles inwhich the diameter of the channels 10 will vary to adapt the receptaclesto coins of different sizes. For example, one receptacle will have achannel or recess of a diameter to receive pennies or dimes, another toreceive nickels and quarters, the third to receive half dollars and thefourth to receive silver dollars. Each of these four receptacles willhave the body portion 1 of the same width and length to fit snugly inthe channel 4 and in all other respects they will be the same except inthe size of the recess ID.

At the longitudinal edges of the surface 2 between the channel 4 and theend of the surface 2 which is remote therefrom, spring clips I4 areprovided which extend in and over the surface 2 and in spaced relationtherewith so as to havethe edges of a wrapper 3 easily inserted betweenthem and the surface 2. The wrapper here illustrated has one end cut toform a centrally located point l5 while at its other end' it is outobliquely as shown, and the wrapper is placed upon the SUI-7 face 2 tolie across the recess ll] of a coin wrapper and with the pointed endadjacent the receptacle.

The coins to be wrapped are then laid on top of the wrapper over therecess I0 so that their weight will force the wrapper into the recess asshown in Figure 2 and after the required number of coins has been placedin position with the bottom resting against the finger I2, the pointedend of the wrapper is turned over across the coins and the group ofcoins may then be easily rotated so that the wrapper will be made toenvelop the coins.

When the tapered end of the wrapper has been drawn beneath the clips I4lying nearest the receptacle 6, the edges of the wrapper at the end ofthe group of coins may be folded in and the rolling of the coins thencompleted. The finger l2 supports the group of coins above the end wallH of the recess ID a sufficient distance to permit the turning in of theproper amount of Wrapper to completely cover the'coins.

It will be apparent, of course, that as coins of different denominationsare stacked and rolled, the receptacle 6 will be changed to accommodatethe particular coins to be wrapped and that the receptacles can beeasily and quickly inserted and removed so that the changing of the samewill involve only a very slight loss of time. As a result of theconvenience afforded the person using the present device in wrappingcoins, it has been determined experimentally that over one minute issaved in counting and rolling a stack of coins by the use of the presentdevice over the old method of holding between the fingers while rollingthe stack in the wrapper. The present device also has the advantage overthe present used method of rolling coins, of making a tighter and firmerroll than it is possible to make when holding the coin stack in placebetween the fingers.

We claim:

1. A coin wrapping device comprising an elongated body having a flat topsurface inclined transversely of the length and adapted to support acoin wrapper, said surface having a cutout area transversely thereofadjacent one end, a coin holding receptacle designed to position in saidcut-out area and having a longitudinally extending upwardly opening coinreceiving recess extending lengthwise of said area and means at one endof said coin receiving recess facilitating the crimping of an edge of awrapper against an end of a stack of coins in said recess.

2. A coin wrapping device of the character described comprising anelongated body having a coin wrapper supporting surface, said bodyhaving a slot transversely thereof adjacent one end of said surface,means at opposite edges of said surface for resiliently engaging andholding the longitudinal edges of a coin wrapper, and a coin supportingreceptacle comprising a body adapted to fit into said cut-out area tolie across said surface, said body having a top wall provided with alongitudinally extending coin receiving recess and flanges extendinglongitudinally of said recess at the sides of the body, said flangesbeing adapted to lie upon said wrapper supporting surface and a fingerat one end of said recess and directed longitudinally of the centerthereof andtoward the opposite end of the same.

3. A coin wrapping device of the character described, comprising anelognated body having a flat surface inclined transversely of the lengthand provided adjacent one end with a transverse cut out area which isvclosed by a vertical wall across the lower end and which is open at itsupper end, an elongated body adapted to position within said out outarea and to be supported through contact at one end with said wall, saidlatter body having a longitudinally extending channel in its top face, awall extending across the end of said channel which, when thelastmentioned body is in the cut out area, lies adjacent said first wallthe said inclined surface of the first body being designed to have acoin Wrapper placedrthereagainst to extend over the channel of thesecond-mentioned body, and a finger member integral with the wall at theend of the second-mentioned body and extending longitudinally of saidchannel to support a stack of coins in spaced relation with the adjacentwall.

4. A coin wrapping deviceof the character described, comprising anelongated body having a flat surface inclined transversely of the lengthand provided adjacent one end with a transverse cut out area which isclosed by a vertical wall across the lower end and which is open at itsupper end, an elongated body adapted to position i within said out outarea and to be supported through contact at one end with said wall, saidlatter body having a longitudinally extending channel in its top face, awall extending across the end of said channel which, when thelastmentioned body is in the cut out area, lies adjacent said firstwall, the said inclined surface of the first body being designed to havea coin wrapper placed thereagainst to extend over the channel of thesecond-mentioned body, a finger member integral with the wall at the endof the second-mentioned body and extending longitudinally of saidchannel to support a stack of coins in spaced relation with the adjacentwall, and resilient clip. members disposed at the longitudinal edges ofsaid surface atone side of the second-mentioned body for engagement overthe longitudinal edgesof a wrapper placed upon said surface.

ROBERT N. BAGLEY.

FRANK M. RALSTON.

